Our endorsements

With early voting well underway, and Election Day speeding toward us (it’s Tuesday, Nov. 2) the Arkansas Times repeats its previous endorsements and adds two new ones, both stalwart progressives — DISTRICT 29 STATE REP. JANET JOHNSON of Bryant, a school teacher, and DISTRICT 45 STATE REP. BETTY PICKETT OF CONWAY, for re-election.
n President — JOHN KERRY. How wonderful it will be to once more have a president who doesn’t smirk. Or violate civil liberties. Or shower tax cuts on the rich that the poor have to pay for. Or make up reasons to start wars that he can’t finish. Or appoint extremists to the Supreme Court. Or …
• U.S. Senate — BLANCHE LINCOLN
• U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 — VIC SNYDER
• Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice,
Position 4 — COLLINS KILGORE
• Constitutional Amendment 1 — FOR
• Constitutional Amendment 2 — AGAINST
• Constitutional Amendment 3 — AGAINST
• Referred Question 1 — FOR
• Pulaski County Circuit/County Clerk —
PAT O’BRIEN
• House District 27 — DAWN CREEKMORE
• House District 29 — JANET JOHNSON
• House District 38 — DAVID JOHNSON
• House District 45 – BETTY PICKETT
• House District 46 — ROBBIE WILLS
• Senate District 32 — JIM ARGUE
• Senate District 33 — IRMA HUNTER BROWN
• Wrightsville District Court —
HERBERT T. WRIGHT JR.
• Justice of the Peace District 1 —
MARY DORNHOFFER
• Justice of the Peace District 3 —
KATHY LEWISON
• Little Rock Board of Directors Position 1 — JOAN ADCOCK, BILL RECTOR, KEVIN DEDNER (endorsing all three)
• North Little Rock Mayor —
PATRICK HENRY HAYS